to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
murder victim; body of a murder victim
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to quit one's job; to resign
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
all over; all over the place; everywhere
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
what's what; heads or tails
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
law enforcement authority; police authorities; the police
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed